Senior Tender Specialist

**Senior Tender Specialist (12 months FTC)** Physical well-being is more than just body; it includes our minds and emotions. Smith and Nephew develops technology to break health barriers, empowering people from farmworkers to grandparents to accept limitless possibilities. Our purpose: Life Unlimited. The Tender Specialist manages tender and contract processes end-to-end, managing bid processes from opportunity identification through to contract implementation across Public and Private Hospital sectors. This role plays a key part in protecting revenue, improving tender win rates, and ensuring contract compliance through effective execution, pricing support, and strong cross-functional collaboration. The role also contributes to revenue retention and growth by supporting competitive tender submissions aligned with business objectives. This is a fixed-term maternity leave backfill role supporting continuity of tender and contract management activities within the ANZ Commercial CoE. **What will you be doing?** **Contracts & Tender Management** * Manage the end-to-end tender lifecycle (planning, submission, and implementation) * Coordinate tender responses and stakeholder contributions * Maintain tender tools, databases, calendar, and reporting outputs * Maintain and develop tender response library and knowledge repository **Pricing & Commercial Support**  * Support delivery of tender outcomes that contribute to revenue retention and growth targets * Maintain hospital agreements and pricing governance * Provide commercial and pricing analysis to inform and influence decision-making **Market Insights & Performance** * Monitor competitor activity and pricing trends to inform tender strategy * Track, analyse, and report on contract performance (e.g. win rates, compliance, pricing performance) * Identify trends and actions to improve tender outcomes and contract performance **Stakeholder Management** * Collaborate with Sales, Corporate Accounts, Marketing, Legal, Pricing, and Finance * Support engagement with customers and procurement stakeholders where required * Align tender activities with broader commercial strategies and priorities **What will you need to be successful?** * Tertiary qualification in relevant field. * Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships with internal and external customers * Good analytical and documentation skills (Process orientated) * High attention to detail and accurate with written correspondence * Strong written and verbal communication skills * Understanding of tender and contract management practices * Computer proficiency in MS Office, specifically expert MS Excel **To apply, please ensure that you include a cover letter addressing it to Talent Acquisition Lead ANZ. Due to a high volume of applications, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.** Stay connected by joining our [Talent Community](https://smithnephew.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/page/4ba17039009510002b17ea5e89c40000). We're more than just a company - we're a community! Follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/smith-&-nephew/) to see how we support and empower our employees and patients every day.   Check us out on [Glassdoor](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Smith-and-Nephew-EI_IE10233.11,27.htm) for a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peek into **You. Unlimited.**, life, culture, and benefits at S+N. Explore our [website](https://www.smith-nephew.com/en/) and learn more about our mission, our team, and the opportunities we offer.